[taylodan]

I'm hosting a 200 player Poker Tourney for my work and would like to get input regarding my blind schedule, time, starting chip amount.....etc.
For the first 4 hours all the blind levels are 20 min long and then after that all blind levels goes to 15 mins.
I don't want this tourney to go on forever but atleast 7-8 hours.
Everyone is starting with 4000 in chips (8-$25, 8-$100, 2-$500, 2-$1000) so that is 800,000 in chips in play.
I'm will be using $5000 and $10 000 chips later in the tourney to help speed things along.
Any other idea to speed things up or make it run smoother.

Blinds
2 Hours
Level 1 25-50
Level 2 50-100
Level 3 100-200
Level 4 200-400
Level 5 300-600
Level 6 400-800
Lunch Break- Remove $25 Chips
2 Hours
Level 7 500-1000
Level 8 600-1200
Level 9 800-1600
Level 10 1000-2000
Level 11 1500-3000
Level 12 2000-4000
Break - Remove $100 Chips
2 Hours
Level 13 2500-5000
Level 14 3000-6000
Level 15 4000-8000
Level 16 5000-10 000
Level 17 6000-12 000
Level 18 7000-14 000
Level 19 8000-16 000
Level 20 9000-18 000

[Dissolved]

My 40 man tournys with a comparible blinds lasts around 4-5hours. 200 players would be interesting to see last 8hours. Sounds like a hell of a tourny tho.

What is the buyin?

[taylodan]

The buy-in is for only $20.
I wanted a cheaper tourney and it started at a much smaller scale but it has grown since then. lol

[burnvalley]

You are going to need antes or the Tourney will go on for much longer than 8 hours. Plus some of the blind levels will need to increase at a higher rate.

[pokertvstar]

you could try this structure....its from the WPT Championship that just finished.
http://cardplayer.com/poker-tourname...en=logs&type=4

or try a WSOP structure from the 5K buy in event...
http://worldseriesofpoker.com/2006wsop.asp

click on the 5K buy in event (I can not post the schedule itself--sorry)

good luck! sounds like fun!`

[taylodan]

You guys are probably right!
I think this one may be better for my tourney!

Blinds
LB-BB-Ante

Level 1 25-50
Level 2 50-100
Level 3 100-200-25
Level 4 200-400-50
Level 5 300-600-75
Level 6 400-800-100
Level 7 500-1000-100
Level 8 600-1200-200
Level 9 800-1600-200
Level 10 1000-2000-300
Level 11 1500-3000-400
Level 12 2000-4000-500
Level 13 3000-6000-500
Level 14 4000-8000-1000
Level 15 5000-10 000-1000
Level 16 6000-12 000-1000
Level 17 8000-16 000-2000
Level 18 10 000-20 000-3000
Level 19 15 000-30 000-4000
Level 20 20 000-40 000-5000

[Captn_All_In]

You should have table captains, or at least 5+ other people who can help monitor the whole thing.

Also, what kind of players are you getting? I ask because new players are horrible when it comes to Antes. Last month I hosted an 18 man tourney at a cabin, one table in another room just "decided" not to use them! I thought I was gonna kill the guy who I put in charge of that table!!

I would suggest the ante's only when you are down to a few tables (3 or less).

Anyways....

A couple of tips:

• Have all your chips counted and racked ahead of time, it makes the buy-in process much easier.(plastic baggies with seating assignments works well to)
• Get a computer and run a tournament director program.
• Have racks/boxes or bags of chips set aside for coloring up and removal of the colored up chips. Don't do a chip race if the players are new, and you have at least 5 people to help you organize the race at each table. Just round everybody up to the next color chip. You get some grumbling, but not as much when you do a chip race and the guys can't comprehend what/why your doing it that way.
• Post a blinds schedule and tournament rules that you will be following at each table. It will make it easier to solve confusion if you have rules posted and readily availible.
• Get a mega phone. 200 people rarely focus on a speaker for any length of time when they can't hear you talking. That leads to all kinds of side bars and then the whole thing turns into a cluster$%#^!

Thanks all I can think of right now. If I come up with more I will pass them along.

Good Luck!

Captn

[Dwight87]

Which chips are you using?

[P10bostonian]

Originally Posted by Dwight87

Which chips are you using?

u should buy the WSOP chips LOL

[taylodan]

I'm using labelled Nexgens for the higher denoms ($500, $1000)
And for $25 and $100 I will have to borrow dice chips from friends.
Can't stop people from sneaking in chips but they will stand out if they try to add to their stack with the higher denoms.
I will also be using the Tournament Director and projecting it on the wall at the hall I rented so everyone can take a look at all the info they need.